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Sunday 4 November 2007European TourYear in Review
Rose wins Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 November 2007 · Justin Rose’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €4,000,000 EUR · Volvo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/15°C · wind 35 km/h E, gusts 63 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/16°C · wind 33 km/h E, gusts 57 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/16°C · wind 35 km/h E, gusts 61 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/17°C · wind 33 km/h ESE, gusts 58 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Soren Kjeldsen DEN · 283Took the outright lead with a birdie at the 17th but bogeyed the last, then missed his birdie putt at the second play-off hole. Justin Rose wins Order of Merit (Golf Monthly)
- Simon Dyson ENG · 283Bogeyed the 72nd hole to fall into the play-off, then missed after Rose holed his birdie putt at the second extra hole. Justin Rose wins Order of Merit (Golf Monthly)
55 started, 54 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Rose
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 November 2007
I said to myself on the 15th tee, I mean, 1-under from here, you're going to win the tournament, and, well, I don't know, my mind is everywhere to be honest with you.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 November 2007
I've won The Open Championship a thousand times on the putting green back home, so it's something I've always dreamed about as a kid, and hopefully will go onto do one day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 November 2007
This isn't one of my favourite courses to be quite honest, but it shows my mental strength.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | 70 · 68 · 71 · 74 | 283 | −1 |
| T2 | Soren Kjeldsen | 73 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 283 | −1 |
| T2 | Simon Dyson | 74 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T4 | Padraig Harrington | 71 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 285 | +1 |
| T4 | Graeme McDowell | 68 · 75 · 74 · 68 | 285 | +1 |
| 6 | Martin Kaymer | 72 · 78 · 66 · 72 | 288 | +4 |
| 7 | Miguel A Jimenez | 73 · 70 · 77 · 69 | 289 | |
| 8 | Ian Poulter | 76 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 290 | |
| T9 | Thomas Bjorn | 76 · 73 · 70 · 72 | 291 | |
| T9 | Jyoti Randhawa | 73 · 70 · 74 · 74 | 291 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-30, Johannesburg, South Africa; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 44, 2007) from OWGR player profile; rankFrom 12 on the OWGR event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet